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Aug 2022

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A 30 Year Cold Case - August 31 2022

Morning Cup of Murder

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August 31st: Priscilla Strole Killed (1983)
Solving a cold case doesn’t always deliver the answers the family of the victim deserves. On August 31st 1983 a woman was killed inside of her home and found by her young son, in a case that remained cold for 30 years. A case that, when the killer was finally found, ended with more questions than answers.
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